Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner

2016-10-21T05:50:31-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c66/20161021060507001_hd.jpg2016 presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump gave keynote speeches at the 71st annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The annual charity event was the last scheduled appearance for the two on the same stage before the November election and offered an opportunity for each candidate to make humorous remarks about themselves, each other, and the election campaign. Founded in 1946 by Francis Cardinal Spellman, the foundation honors the memory of Alfred E. Smith, a four-time governor of the state of New York and former presidential candidate who died in 1944.

Mr. Trump’s speech drew customary laughter until he said Secretary Clinton “was so corrupt that she got kicked off the Watergate Commission,” after which some members of the audience booed several of his more barbed remarks.

2016 presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump gave keynote speeches at the 71st annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The annual charity event was the last scheduled appearance for the two on the same stage before the November election and offered an opportunity for each candidate to make humorous remarks about themselves, each other, and the election campaign. Founded in 1946 by Francis Cardinal Spellman, the foundation honors the memory of Alfred E. Smith, a four-time governor of the state of New York and former presidential candidate who died in 1944.

Mr. Trump’s speech drew customary laughter until he said Secretary Clinton “was so corrupt that she got kicked off the Watergate Commission,” after which some members of the audience booed several of his more barbed remarks. close